Hi Valerie,
The Mission Houses Museum in Honolulu has a library that shares the same 
Reading Room with the library of the Hawaiian Historical Society.  They are 
separate organizations, with separate staff and processing areas.  Their 
collections are kept on two different sides of the library.  The Museum 
itself has a separate area for its collections.  It is a rather unusual 
situation, but has worked well for both organizations for many years.  It's 
actually great for researchers because they actually have two great 
resources under one roof.

I'm sure the librarians at both places would be happy to share their 
experiences with you.  Their websites are:
www.missionhouses.org
www.hawaiianhistory.org

Dawn Krause
University of Hawaii
Museum Studies student


>From: Valerie Seiber <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Combined Reading Room
>Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 10:09:49 -0400
>
>Our museum and archive in town are run by the same parent organization, but
>are currently located in separate facilities. We are considering moving
>both the museum and archives under one roof, combining a public research
>room and library but maintaining separate staff and processing areas. Does
>anyone have a similar situation or experience? We are trying to deal with
>issues regarding storage of the two collections.
>
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